Men’s golf team in seventh-place after day one of MIAA Fall Finale Tournament

The Olivet College men’s golf team is in seventh-place after the first day of the 2017 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Fall Finale Tournament at the Battle Creek Country Club.

October 13, 2017

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – The Olivet College men's golf team is in seventh-place after the first day of the 2017 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Fall Finale Tournament at the Battle Creek Country Club.

THE BASICS
Location: Battle Creek Country Club; Battle Creek, Mich.
Par / Yardage: 72 / 6,804 yards

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Comets carded to a 321 team score, just two strokes behind sixth-place Albion College.
Hope College has a two-stroke lead over Calvin College, 289-291. Trine (Ind.) University is two more strokes behind at 293, followed by Kalamazoo College, 306; and Adrian College, 309. Alma College is in eighth-place at 346.

FOR THE COMETS

Senior Tanor Blowers had the best round for Olivet with a 75.
Freshman Nicholas Hoffman is three strokes behind at 78.
Senior Joey Richmond and freshman Cameron Lemon both had an 84, including matching 42s on the front and back nine.
Sophomore Zach Sturgill finished his round in 87 strokes.

MIAA STANDINGS

Entering tomorrow's final round of the fall season, Calvin has an eight-stroke advantage over Hope, 1453-1461. Trine is third at 1516, followed by Kalamazoo, 1533; Adrian, 1551; Albion, 1582; and Olivet, 1597.

UP NEXT

Tomorrow's shotgun start gets under way at 10 a.m.